4. Replacement of paragraph 4

In the principal Notification, replace paragraph 4 with —“Other qualifications4.—

Any of the following qualifications is an approved qualification in relation to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work (called in this paragraph the relevant branch) for the purposes of section 21(1)(a) of the Act if all of the conditions in sub‑paragraph (2) or (3) are satisfied:

a qualification that relates to the relevant branch but is not specified in the Schedule;

a qualification that relates to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work other than the relevant branch.

Where the qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 4 years, or of an equivalent programme approved by the Board, the conditions mentioned in that sub‑paragraph are the following:

at least one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification has been obtained through on‑campus study;

if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

that other qualification is approved by the Board; and

the advanced standing credits do not exceed one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification;

the qualification is supplemented by —

a master’s degree in the relevant branch, with relevant majors or electives, from the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore Institute of Technology;

a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the relevant branch from any university, college or institution approved by the Board; or

a post‑graduate qualification, other than a qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii), that is approved by the Board;

that programme is preceded by a course of education leading to the award of the Singapore‑Cambridge General Certificate of Education “Advanced” Level Certificate or of an equivalent qualification approved by the Board.

Where the qualification mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a full‑time undergraduate engineering degree programme of not less than 3 years, or of an equivalent programme approved by the Board, the conditions mentioned in that sub‑paragraph are the following:

at least one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification has been obtained through on‑campus study;

if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

that other qualification is approved by the Board; and

the advanced standing credits do not exceed one‑half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in that programme for the qualification;

the qualification is supplemented by —

a master’s degree in the relevant branch, with relevant majors or electives, from the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University or the Singapore Institute of Technology; or

a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the relevant branch from any university, college or institution approved by the Board;

that programme is preceded by a course of education leading to the award of the Singapore‑Cambridge General Certificate of Education “Advanced” Level Certificate or of an equivalent qualification approved by the Board.”.